Franchising.com: Merely two years after launching its franchise program, Flip Flop Shops is continuing to expose its toes and “flip-ping out” about the signing of its 50th franchise agreement. “The signing of our 50th shop proves that there are droves of people just as passionate about freeing their toes as we are,” said Brian Curin […]
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: The Mall at Robinson is about to trade its 77kids by American Eagle short-term “pop-up” store for what will be the brand’s first permanent store. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. said Wednesday it will open its first five 77kids children’s clothing stores this year, with Robinson as one of the sites. The South Side-based
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Jackson Sun: Jackson’s Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream & Treatery was awarded the company’s Franchisee of the Year award during its yearly ceremonies in Atlanta. The local company is co-owned by Clayton and Kerry Arrington of A&A Development Inc., Clayton Arrington said. Phil and Cynthia Agee, who are still co-owners of the store, opened the more
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BusinessWeek: Domino’s Pizza Inc., the second- largest U.S. pizza maker, expects India to be among the company’s five largest markets in the next three years as business in the South Asian nation expands 42 percent annually. Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., the company’s Indian franchisee, has tripled the number of stores in the past five years, J.
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Gregg Fairbrothers wasn’t born into business, he was actually raised in an academic household, reports Fortune. “I didn’t know a debit from a credit,” he admits. Fairbrothers studied earth sciences at Dartmouth in the ’70s, got his master’s at Rutgers, and eventually moved to Tulsa, where he joined Samson, a gas driller, and earned his
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According to the BBC, the online revolution in Brazil has opened up new opportunities to create small businesses that never existed before. Fabio Seixas is a 35-year-old “serial entrepreneur” whose three previous businesses went bust. But he appears to have struck gold with an innovative way of selling designer T-shirts online, by getting his customers
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Wallet Pop: For most people, network marketing/party plan selling conjures images of Avon ladies, Fuller Brushes, and perhaps Tahitian Noni Juice. Now Man Cave wants to replace that stereotype with grilling, beer, and poker. According to a 2008 survey conducted by the Direct Selling Association, women comprise 86.4% of all people engaged in direct selling.
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It all started with Barbara Barry’s new hobby, knitting. Whenever she’d learn something new she would find herself shopping at her local craft store for that new piece. Eventually those pieces would find themselves lost at the bottom of her knitting bag. So Barry took to the net in search of an all-in-one kit that
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franchise-net.com: China Franchise Expo 2010 is China’s premier franchise expo showcasing hundreds of franchise concepts, and it is also an important annual event sponsored by China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA), managed by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Beijing Sub-Council (CCPIT Beijing). Franchising companies exhibiting at China Franchise Expo 2010 come
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Nothing is more troublesome than trying to find high quality, high end fashions… especially if you’re a plus sized woman. The reality is that there is a growing niche in the clothing market, a niche that many stores are not that quick to fill. A plus sized woman herself, Michelle just wasn’t able to find
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